OH that alto line.... so beautiful. Well done. All of PJ's arrangements need to be savored and taken with a lot of rubato and careful phrasing.... they suffer when they are metronomed to death.
I agree, though PJ would not have necessarily. If you listen to the choir under his direction, he hammered the downbeat mercilessly, rarely deviating from steady time. Personally, I think Clausen interprets PJ's compositions better than PJ did. Clausen is unique. A treasure. IMO possessed shoes too big to fill.
@@commontater24601 ... Paul J hammered the downbeat mercilessly? Lol. What a ridiculous comment. He was the king of rhythmic nuance. Still is. He wasn't a servant to the conducting patterns. And he never used music or a music stand in any rehearsal or concert. The piano was kept out of the way so that there was more intimacy with the choir. Clausen was a 'good' replacement. I agree that he had shoes that were too big to fill. No doubt.
@@commontater24601 ... better than PJ did... LOLOLOL. Did you sing under Paul J? Paul J was a unique treasure. He built the Concordia tradition and his shoes will never be filled. He was a master of the phrase and tone. Clausen's strength was orchestra with choir. Large works. That's what the Christmas Concerts became. St. Olaf 2.0. Instruments... with choir. And he threw in a few choral arrangements.
@@commontater24601 ... Paul J deviated from steady time within each phrase constantly. Did you see him conduct? Did you sing for him? IMO... Clausen slowed things down to a. point where it became exhausting to listen to.
@@lukeeyler9692 ... I know who he is. I don't like the changes. The solo at the end caps the arrangement off perfectly. It is missed. And the tempo is way too slow. There's no momentum in the phrasing.
@@lukeeyler9692 ... question... why did Clausen... and now his successor... need to use music for a simple arrangement like this? Paul J had everything memorized. He never used music in a rehearsal or a concert.
OH that alto line.... so beautiful. Well done. All of PJ's arrangements need to be savored and taken with a lot of rubato and careful phrasing.... they suffer when they are metronomed to death.
I agree, though PJ would not have necessarily. If you listen to the choir under his direction, he hammered the downbeat mercilessly, rarely deviating from steady time.
Personally, I think Clausen interprets PJ's compositions better than PJ did. Clausen is unique. A treasure. IMO possessed shoes too big to fill.
@@commontater24601 ... Paul J hammered the downbeat mercilessly? Lol. What a ridiculous comment. He was the king of rhythmic nuance. Still is. He wasn't a servant to the conducting patterns. And he never used music or a music stand in any rehearsal or concert. The piano was kept out of the way so that there was more intimacy with the choir. Clausen was a 'good' replacement. I agree that he had shoes that were too big to fill. No doubt.
@@commontater24601 ... better than PJ did... LOLOLOL. Did you sing under Paul J? Paul J was a unique treasure. He built the Concordia tradition and his shoes will never be filled. He was a master of the phrase and tone. Clausen's strength was orchestra with choir. Large works. That's what the Christmas Concerts became. St. Olaf 2.0. Instruments... with choir. And he threw in a few choral arrangements.
@@commontater24601 ... Paul J deviated from steady time within each phrase constantly. Did you see him conduct? Did you sing for him? IMO... Clausen slowed things down to a. point where it became exhausting to listen to.
Doubling of some parts... and no solo. Why mess with a perfect arrangement?
@@lukeeyler9692 ... I know who he is. I don't like the changes. The solo at the end caps the arrangement off perfectly. It is missed. And the tempo is way too slow. There's no momentum in the phrasing.
@@lukeeyler9692 ... question... why did Clausen... and now his successor... need to use music for a simple arrangement like this? Paul J had everything memorized. He never used music in a rehearsal or a concert.